IA267612014

This is an appeal against a decision and reasons by First-tier Tribunal Judge Andrew promulgated on 15 th May 2015 in which she dismissed an appeal against a decision made by the Secretary of State on 16 th June 2014, to refuse to grant appellant leave to remain in the UK and to give directions under s10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for removal of the appellant from the UK.

The appellant claimed to be stateless but has been found to be a Nigerian national. He claims to have entered the UK in February 2004 accompanied by his uncle, who then abandoned him with a family here. He subsequently went into the care of Hillingdon Social Services and he claimed asylum on 15 th May 2004. His claim was refused but the appellant was granted discretionary leave until 2 nd April 2006. He did not appeal against the refusal of the asylum claim. He has since made a number of further applications for leave to remain in the UK.

On 4 th June 2010, the respondent refused an application to extend the appellant's leave, due to his criminality. An appeal against that refusal was dismissed for the reasons set out in determination promulgated by Immigration Judge Miller on 16 th August 2010. The appellant then made an application for leave to remain on 17 th September 2010 under the ECHR.

On 12 th July 2012 he made application for leave to remain as the spouse of a settled person. This was refused on 3 rd March 2012, with no right of appeal.

It was the appellant's application for further leave to remain in the UK made in September 2010, that gave rise to the respondent's decision of 16 th June 2014 and the appeal before First-tier Tribunal Judge Andrew.